Legal drinking age

Introduction This paper will discuss the legal drinking age in the U.S. and the reasons for it's existence, as well as the issues with changing the minimum legal drinking age due to potential dangers. In addition it will also look at alcohol use amongst minors and the effects it has. Methods Bray (2005) delves into the connection between human capital, wages, and alcohol use. He uses various equations to show the relationship between these things. Bucholz and Robins (1989) look at alcohol use…

To Drink or Not To Drink: Legality is the Question “Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.” Mark Twain said this, and when it comes to being an adult the legal age is 18 in the United States. However, the legal drinking age is 21 three years older than the legal age of adulthood. Being a legal adult has its perks along with a couple of downsides, however the main factor about becoming an adult is that one in trusted with more privileges and freedoms as long as…

It 's Time to change The age 21 is a big deal for many young adults, but why is it so important? The reason is exactly why people are excited for their 18th birthday, because it allows you to do something new and legally. This big thing that a young person has been waiting for 21 years has finally happened, They can drink alcohol. Why should they have to wait 21 years, why not make the drinking age 18 since it used to be 18 until 1995? When they turn 18 they become an adult, where they are…

burn of jack daniels. If you can toss a hand grenades you should be able to toss back a shot of tequilla” (Levine). In the United States the legal drinking age is twenty-one, while other countries have theirs lower and are having less underage drinking problems. This shows why the legal drinking age should be lowered from twenty-one to eighteen. At the age of eighteen kids get many new responsibilities. Some new activities brought on by that glorious day can be as simple as going to a rated R…

States is the age teenagers are considered to be adults, they are allowed to join the military, buy cigarettes, get a tattoo, vote and etc. Even though they are considered adults they are not allowed to drink or buy alcohol. In the United States, the minimum legal drinking age is twenty-one. Lowering the drinking age to eighteen would cause crimes and personal damages that are caused by alcohol abuse. Keeping the legal drinking age of 21 has helped; the effects of drinking at an early age on the…

The legal drinking age is currently set at twenty-one. In history alcohol has been very present, yet even then they warned of the dangers. When the legal drinking age was set at twenty-one in 1984 it dropped many teen accidents. Mentally teens brains are not fully developed until age twenty-five, and alcohol can pause the brains growth. When teens drink as well they have a tendency to binge drink which then leads to alcohol dependency later on in life. Although, many will fight these points…

nervous system. The US government allowed alcohol consumption for people who are older than twenty-one in 1934. Furthermore, Congress pushed all the states around the country to raise the legal drinking age to twenty-one in 1987 if they wanted the federal government to fund them (“History of Legal Drinking Age”). Definitely, alcohol is considered an occasional habit for Westerners because it is an acceptable practice on special events. As stated in the book…

The topic of US’ states lowering the minimum drinking age to eighteen or keeping the age at twenty one has been a hot, controversial topic over the past few years. As of July 1988, each of the fifty states have made their MLDA, minimum legal drinking age, twenty one (Eastman). Given that each state has the same drinking age, it greatly reduces drinking and driving among teens because they cannot drive to another state, drink, and return home while intoxicated. Although both sides of the argument…

Should the legal drinking age be lowered to 18? Have you ever met or been around someone who drinks way too much? Some people want the legal drinking age to be lowered to the age of 18, while others think the current age should be kept. The current legal drinking age is 21. This paper will examine the pro, con and my viewpoint on lowering or keeping the legal drinking age. The current legal drinking age went into effect in 1988 and still continues to this day. Before this the legal age to…

out by the government body, it is important that we stand up for our own rights and live the good life while we have it. The status quo recognises the legal drinking age to be renowned to all Australians as 18 years of age, however some people seek to change this limit to 21 years of age. I seek to oppose this statement. We have acknowledged the age of 18 to be rational actors who have capabilities to make informed choices, if this acknowledgement is still unstable to this day, when will it be…